Amino acid and mineral compositions and proximate analysis of chinese bottle, Lagenaria sciceraria

Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 534-543

  Olaofe, O ^a   Faleye, F J ^a   Adeniji, A A ^a   Akinsola, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADO EKITI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Composition; Proximate analysis

Indexed keywords

LAGENARIA;

EID: 74549132269     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15794377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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